Bachelor's:

Honours in Infectious Diseases

University of Edinburgh, Scotland

PhD:

University of Edinburgh, Scotland

With J. Ross Fitzgerald, Paul Digard and Bernadette Dutia

Postdoc:

Western University, Ontario, Canada

With David Heinrichs

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Mariya is the Principal Investigator and founder of the lab. She has a passion for studying viral and bacterial pathogenesis. Outside of the lab, Mariya is an avid baker and has a menagerie of pets - two cats (Logan and Nebula) and a Bernadoodle puppy (Storm).

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Bachelor's:

The University of Victoria (ongoing)

​Elise is an undergraduate student in microbiology and loves all things science-related. She is passionate about knitting, and loves to experiment in the kitchen with fermentation as well as vegan and vegetarian recipes. She also loves running, swimming, and being outdoors.

Bachelor's:

The University of Victoria

Master's:

The University of Victoria (ongoing)

Rachel is a graduate student in the Goncheva lab working on a project focused on staphylococcal lipases during co-infection with flu. In her spare time she enjoys the outdoors, and playing Dungeons and Dragons.

Bachelor's:

The University of Victoria (ongoing)

Jenna is an undergraduate student studying biochemistry at UVic, and is excited to dive into the microbiology side of her degree while investigating S. aureus and bacterial-viral interactions.  She is originally from Calgary, AB, and in her free time she loves to dance, ski, and explore around Victoria.

Bachelor's:

The University of Victoria (ongoing)

Dawson is currently completing an honours in biochemistry at UVIC. He really likes to stay active by playing volleyball, curling and climbing. On top of this he enjoys many outdoors activities including hiking, running, and photography.